Pete Alonso’s renewed Mets motivation is more than contract drama
Port St. Lucy – The Mets can look forward to “motivated” Pete Alonso this season. David Stearns, president of the team's baseball business, used a base-hand explanation of slugging on Wednesday after a two-year contract worth $54 million for his return to the Mets became official. The deal includes opt-outs from this season onwards. There […]
David Stearns all but ruling out Mets return for Jose Iglesias
Port St. Lucy – Omgoodbye. According to the president of baseball business David Stearns, the desire to evaluate young players while maintaining roster flexibility led to the Mets leaving Jose Iglesias this offseason. At the first press conference in spring training, Stearns indicated Wednesday that it is unlikely that free agent Iglesias will return. Last […]
Mets bring back injured Drew Smith — who might miss 2025 season
Port St. Lucy – The Mets are reuniting with Flamethrowers from the past, looking towards next season. Drew Smith, who is expected to miss most (if not all) of this season, rehabilitating from Tommy John's surgery, has reached an agreement with the team on a one-year contract that includes 2026 club options. Industry sources confirmed […]
Mets can’t rely on just star power to reach World Series goal
At this point last year, the veteran middle infielder associated with saving the Mets' season – first from an atmosphere perspective, then from a production perspective – was not a minor league contract, but at Port St. Lucie. We arrived for spring training. A year gap in his MLB resume and a long baseball career. […]
Mets’ Carlos Mendoza glad to have Pete Alonso and his durability back
Port St. Lucy – Of all the numbers Pete Alonso can bring to the Mets lineup, 162 was the loudest for managers last season. That means Alonso played all 162 games for the Mets in the regular season and maintained a constant presence midway through the lineup. Alonso agreed to a two-year deal worth $54 […]
Mets’ Kodai Senga is convinced his injury issues are behind him
Port St. Lucy – Kodaisenga has spent some of the winter in rehabilitation mode at home in winter, with the goal of arriving in spring training ready for normal accumulation for the season. On that count, the Mets' right-hander is sure he's been successful. Senga on Tuesday said he has been “normal and healthy” since […]
Mets pitcher from Japan says team needs to ‘build a roof’ if it wants more Japanese stars
It's no secret that the Los Angeles Dodgers have been able to attract Japanese stars recently. Yoshinobu Yamamoto chose the Dodgers for the New York Mets last year. Recently, Saga Roki also chose the Dodgers, despite reportedly providing more money. Due to his age, Sasaki, 23, was limited to the money in the team's international […]
Yankees’ success relies on doing what the Mets refuse to
TAMPA – The New York team pursued Juan Soto, which exceeded $500 million and $600 million, and ultimately exceeded $700 million. Both still saw the influence of Prime's era, historic batting talent, and the lineup he can have. So the Yankees went 16 years at $760 million to try to keep him up, and the […]
Griffin Canning all in on Mets’ pitch technology lab: ‘Stupid not to use’
Port St. Lucy – Griffin Canning became obsessed with the Mets this offseason and began discussing technology that will help pitchers improve on Zoom calls while team officials are recruiting. One such technology system is Kinatrax. This shows the three-dimensional skeleton of the pitcher's delivery, not a video of his mechanics. Canned food was “intrigued” […]
Mets’ $765 million Juan Soto vision is about to get underway
Port St. Lucy – Many talented players have arrived at the Mets for decades. He's a Hall of Fame among them, but he wears the “Generation” label that was posted on Juan Soto this offseason. The buzzword was the Mets president of the baseball business, David Stearns, who used it in an interview with team […]